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Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS

(1061 Ratings)

Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous) and Uveitis and Ocular Immunology

Aga Khan University Medical College

Professional interests include: diabetic retinopathy, retina problems (vitreoretinal diseases)

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 581-2352

Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS is a retina specialist in Murray, UT specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) and uveitis and ocular immunology. He graduated from Aga Khan University Medical College. Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS is affiliated with University of Utah Health, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES and SHARON RICHENS MD EYE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON PC.

Office Locations

University of Utah Health

243 East 6100 South
Murray, UT 84107

(801) 585-3937

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University of Utah Health

65 N Mario Capecchi
Salt Lake City, UT 84132

(801) 581-2352

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

eye procedures

intravitreal drug injection

SCODI of the posterior segment

vitrectomy

By Affordability:

eye exam

intermediate eye exam

intravitreal drug injection

intravitreal injection

visual field test

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Utah, Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS performed more eye procedures, intravitreal drug injection, SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P), and vitrectomy (vitreous surgery) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for eye exam, intermediate eye exam, intravitreal drug injection, intravitreal injection, and visual field test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2012 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	203
injections	100

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2013 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	247
injections	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	36
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2014 were eye procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	404

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	30
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2015 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	846
injections	180

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	78
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2016 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	1544
injections	385

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	65
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2017 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2042
injections	469

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	13
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	64
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2018 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2432
injections	610
photocoagulation	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	73
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2019 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2731
injections	739

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	73
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2020 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

eye procedures	2638
injections	729

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	361
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	70
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2021 were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	387
eye procedures	3228
injections	983
photocoagulation	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	118
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2021

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT during 2022 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	563
eye procedures	3205
injections	1041

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	106
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated as a retina specialist in Murray, UT were eye procedures, injections and photocoagulation.

doctor visit	475
eye procedures	1774
injections	529
photocoagulation	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	290
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	29
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	109
85 and over	64
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	141

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS graduated from Aga Khan University Medical College. He completed residency at Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College

Residency: Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Utah Health

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH ADULT SERVICES

SHARON RICHENS MD EYE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 1061 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS from all over the web to help you find the right in Murray, UT.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.	$9,556 XIPERE $9,412	PROLENSA $111	MIEBO $32
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$6,000 RETISERT $6,000
Allergan Inc.	$4,862 OZURDEX $3,691	RESTASIS $16	BOTOX $12	$1,143
Synergetics USA, Inc	$3,151 Forceps $3,151
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$817 EYLEA aflibercept injection $372	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $282	Eylea $163
Other	$1,360 OZURDEX $375	YUTIQ $275	Cimerli $135	Cataract Equipment $123	Vitreoretinal Equipment $51	Other $400

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$17,500
Food and Beverage	$3,576
Gift	$3,170
Travel and Lodging	$1,087
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$412

Research Payments

Dr. Akbar Shakoor, MD, MBBS has received 1 research payments totaling $3,450.

Biography

Dr. Akbar Shakoor's medical specialty is vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) and uveitis and ocular immunology. Dr. Shakoor obtained his medical school training at Aga Khan University Medical College and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University. In his practice, Dr. Shakoor focuses on diabetic retinopathy. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. In addition to English, Dr. Shakoor (or staff) speaks Urdu and Hindi. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Utah Health.